2011 Best of Gay Maryland (The ARGIES) Ballot The RGroup (http://www.rgroup.org)

1.  2011 Favorite Gay and/or Lesbian/Friendly Bar in Maryland (note: names are all in alphabetical order based on the most number of nominations submitted by RGroup members):

Central Station		#		%
		42		36%
City Cafe
		3		2%
Eagle - Baltimore
		6		5%
Hippo, (Club Hippo )
		28		24%
Phoenix/ The
		1		0%
PW's Sports Bar and Grill
		17		14%
Rowan Tree
		19		16%
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2.  2011 Favorite Gay and/or Lesbian/Friendly Restaurant in the Maryland area (note: names are all in alphabetical order based on the most number of nominations submitted by RGroup members):

Brewer's Art‎		#		%
		20		17%
City Cafe
		29		24%
Marie Louie
		4		3%
Milk and Honey Market
		1		0%
Minato
		2		1%
Mt. Vernon Stables
		37		31%
Owl Bar
		3		2%
PW's Sports Bar and Grill
		15		12%
Red Maple
		3		2%
Sammy's Trattoria
		3		2%
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3.  2011 Favorite Gay and/or Lesbian/Friendly GYM in the Maryland area (note: names are all in alphabetical order based on the most number of nominations submitted by RGroup members):

33rd Street YMCA		#		%
		19		19%
Bikram Yoga Hampden
		6		6%
Brick Bodies Downtown
		10		10%
DAC (Downtown Athletics Club) Merritt
		26		26%
Mount Vernon Gym
		39		39%
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4.  2011 Drag Personality of the Year (note: names are all in alphabetical order based on the most number of nominations submitted by RGroup members):

Josie Foster		#		%
		6		5%
Justin Credible
		1		0%
Nikki Cox
		38		31%
Sabrina White
		0		0%
Shawnna Alexander
		58		48%
Sue Nami
		7		5%
Summer Clearance
		3		2%
Tatiyana Voche
		2		1%
Tia Chambers
		4		3%
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5.  2011 Straight ALLY Person of the Year (note: names are all in alphabetical order based on the most number of nominations submitted by RGroup members):

Bill Cole - Baltimore City Council		#		%
		9		8%
Lynda Dee - Attorney
		12		11%
Pastor Andrew Foster Conners Brown Memorial
		6		5%
Doug Gansler - Maryland Attorney General
		24		22%
Martin O'Malley - Governor of Maryland
		39		35%
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake -Baltomore Mayor
		17		15%
Ryan Spiegel- Gaithersburg City Council
		2		1%
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6.  2011 Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans/Friendly Business or Nonprofit of the Year (note: names are all in alphabetical order based on the most number of nominations submitted by RGroup members):

AIDS Action Baltimore		#		%
		13		11%
Baltimore Gay Black Pride
		4		3%
Baltimore OUTloud Newspaper
		24		21%
Chase Brexton Health Center
		13		11%
Equality Maryland
		12		10%
GLCCB - Gay & Lesbian Community Center
		9		7%
Guerilla Gay Bar - Baltimore
		15		13%
Marriott Hotels - Baltimore
		1		0%
Spoltlighters Theater
		5		4%
Ron Zimmerman Realty
		17		15%
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7.  2011 Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Person of the Year (note: names are all in alphabetical order based on the most number of nominations submitted by RGroup members):

Chuck Bowers - Owner Club Hippo		#		%
		21		18%
Donna Cartwright, Co-President Pride at Work
		5		4%
Steve Charing - Editor Baltimore OUTLoud
		28		24%
David B G Flaherty- Pastor First United UCC
		3		2%
Ted Hart - Founder RGroup.us & Gay Chamber
		8		7%
Steve Jackson - Rowan Tree
		21		18%
Steve Ledlow - Manager Grand Central
		10		8%
Rich Madaleno - Maryland State Senator
		2		1%
Morgan Meneses Sheets Equality Maryland
		5		4%
Mark Yost - Guerilla Gay Bar - MarylandGLCC
		11		9%
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8.  NEW 2011 Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans EVENT of the Year (note: names are all in alphabetical order based on the most number of nominations submitted by RGroup members):

12 Days of Christmas		#		%
		18		16%
The Argies - Best of Gay Maryland Awards
		11		9%
Baltimore Gay Pride
		44		39%
Guerilla Gay Bar - Baltimore
		15		13%
Hunks In Trunks All Male Swimsuit Charity
		11		9%
Miss Gay Maryland America
		10		8%
Twilight on the Terrace - Gertrude's @ BMA
		3		2%
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9.  NEW 2011 Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans DJ of the Year (note: names are all in alphabetical order based on the most number of nominations submitted by RGroup members):

DJ Alex Funk		#		%
		31		28%
DJ Lord Byron
		42		38%
DJ Farrell
		12		10%
DJ Kuhmeleon
		9		8%
DJ Jason Royce
		6		5%
DJ Rosie
		10		9%
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10.  NEW 2011 Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Newspaper/Publication of the Year (note: names are all in alphabetical order based on the most number of nominations submitted by RGroup members):

Baltimore OUTLoud - baltimoreoutloud.com		#		%
		74		63%
CityPaper - citypaper.com
		17		14%
GayLife - baltimoregaylife.com
		13		11%
MetroWeekly - metroweekly.com
		10		8%
Washington Blade - washingtonblade.com
		2		1%
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Thank you for taking the time to vote. Dont forget to purchase your tickets to join us for the ARGIES awards ceremony on Thursday March 31, 2011 @ 6:30 PM, in Baltimore at the Spotlighters Theatre http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=216452   http://rgroup.org

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